Surprise Meduallry Thyroid Carcinoma

Hi In March 2009 as a result of moving to another city and making an appointment with a new doctor he noticed a nodule on my Thyroid. After a fine needle aspiration is showed Herthle Cell Lesions. No one gets excited about thyroid cancers so the Surgeon ( even after I tried many times to have myself moved me up the waiting list) I finally had the surgery October 1 2010. On October 28 I returned to hear the good news from the surgeon when they told me that they were surprised to find that I had Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma. A very rare type of thyroid cancer. A blood test will indicate if the cancer is still evident in my body of which it was and January 12 Ihad a bilateral neck dissection. I will have to wait till March to find out if there is still evidence of cancer. It could move to lungs, bone, liver etc. This type of cancer does not respond to chemo or radiation so its imperative to remove it all during surgery.

The pain was a lot worse than I ever expected and I am now in physio in order to get back in shape. I cannot feel my ears and as far down as my chest as all my nerves are cut during surgery.

I am going to believe that they have removed all the cancer. Glad to be alive at this point.